Susan Lapp has compiled "Don't Tell a Soul," a booklet that includes 24 recipes, a suggested-reading list and a list of local natural-food stores. Send $3 (includes postage) to: Don't Tell a Soul, P.O. Box 59922, Chicago 60659. Lapp donates a portion of the proceeds to the EarthSave Foundation.

Charlene Suzuki teaches "Living Healthy" cooking classes once a month (and plans soon to begin offering them more frequently). The cost is $20 for one 2 1/2-hour class, $35 for two classes (prepaid) and $50 for three classes (prepaid). Call (312) 775-8752 for more information.

"Vegetarianism: Answers to the Most Commonly Asked Questions," a free 16-page booklet offered by the North American Vegetarian Society, gives recipes for cooking with grains and beans, and lists books and magazines on vegetarianism. For a copy, send a self-addressed, stamped, business-size envelope to: North American Vegetarian Society, P.O. Box 72 L, Dolgeville, N.Y. 13329.

The Chicago Vegetarian Society sponsors dining-out excursions, potlucks, holiday parties, walking tours, picnics and a Healthy Heart support group. Call (312) 764-VEGY.

Vegetarian Times, a monthly magazine published in Oak Park, features celebrity interviews (the October issue includes a look at the mild-mannered woman behind vamp Elvira), news briefs of interest to vegetarians, recipes (vegan and otherwise) and articles on current events and issues. A one-year subscription costs $24.95. For subscription orders and information, call (800) 435-0715 (in Illinois) or (800) 435-9610 (outside Illinois).

John Robbins' highly praised book, Diet for a New America (Stillpoint, $14.95 paperback), outlines the ethical and environmental issues involved in choosing or steering away from a traditional American meat-centered diet.

Among the cookbooks Suzuki recommends are Anne Marie Colbin's Book of Whole Meals and Natural Gourmet (Ballantine, each $10.95); Cooking With Rachel, by Rachel Albert (Ohsawa, $12.95); Harriet Roth's books; Jane Brody's books; Fresh From a Vegetarian Kitchen, by Meredith McCarty (Turning Publications, $14.95); The New Laurel's Kitchen, by Laurel Robertson, et al. (Ten Speed Press, $21.95), and Friendly Foods, by Ron Picarski (Ten Speed Press, $16.95).

Lapp likes the Moosewood cookbooks, along with The High Road to Health, by Lindsay Wagner and Ariane Spade (Prentice Hall, $19.95), and The Cookbook for People Who Love Animals (Gentle World). For a copy of Gentle World's book, send your name, address, the book title and a check for $11.45 (the $9.95 price of the book plus $1.50 for postage and handling) to: The Distributors, 702 S. Michigan, South Bend, Ind. 46601.

A good survey of whole foods (vegetarian and otherwise) is The Goldbecks' Guide to Good Food, by Nikki and David Goldbeck (New American Library, $9.95).

All prices listed are for the paperbacks.